Previous projects have shown that there is very
little awareness about the potentials of technology to support people
with dementia. ENABLE tried to raise awareness in the project partner
countries, as well as Europe-wide and internationally.

The national reports on the results from the participating countries are available here (in PDF format):

Assessing Quality of Life of People with Dementia Meryl Brod, President of The Brod group, USA

11.15-12.00

Quality of life aspects of using the DQoL quality of life scale in ENABLE, how did it work?Suzanne Cahill, PhD, Director of Dementia Services Information and Development Centre in Dublin,
and partner in the ENABLE-project

12.00-13.00

Lunch

13.00-14.00

Exhibition and poster presentations (number 8 – 13)

14.00-14.45

Chairs: Knut Engedal & Suzanne Cahill

Economic challenges for the society caring for people with dementia
Eamon O´Shea, Senior lecturer, National University of Ireland

This is the web site of an exciting research
project which was aimed at "marrying the new with the familiar"
when developing and introducing new technology to people with dementia
and their carers.

Quality of Life

The project aimed at facilitating independent living
of people with early dementia and to promote their wellbeing through
access to enabling systems and products. Pleasure, memory support,
entertainment and own activity were key words in the project.

Five countries, wide experience

The partners were situated in England, Ireland,
Finland, Lithuania and Norway, are interdisciplinary and had wide
experience in dementia care and research, technology development and
human factors.

The project was funded under the EC Programme Quality of Life and living resources,
and lasted for three years, starting in March 2001.

Funded
by the European Commission under the Programme "Quality of
Life and Management of Living Resources", Contract No. QLK6
- 2000 - 00653